NL50: AJ in position against pfr'er, flop top pair and he 3bets AI

[Artsemis]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

CO ($53.05)
Button ($65.95)
SB ($48.45)
BB ($28.25)
UTG ($56.35)
UTG+1 ($55.85)
MP1 ($31.20)
Hero ($52.35)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises to $2</font>, Hero calls $2, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>.

Flop: ($4.75) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets $3.5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $9.5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises to $29.2</font>, Hero ??

[ClubChamp04]

Do you have any information on this player or any reads? Looks like an easy fold vs most standard players.

[Artsemis]

No read, I literally just sat down and this is in my first lap. Looked the guy up in PT and I have 1 hand on him.

[ClubChamp04]

Nevermind, your posts have me screwed up [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I just answered your other post and then came back to this so I thought it was 100nl when I re-read it. With no reads I stand by my original answer and fold.

[Artsemis]

Sorry about the confusion. I did fold -- what about pf? Standard call or too loose with 4 to act? What if my call closed the action?

[KurtSF]

As played:

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Looks like an easy fold vs most standard players.

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Preflop is debatable, but with no information on the raiser and no aggressive players behind me I probably play it the same.

On the flop you're behind AA, KK, QQ, JJ, 44, 55. Ahead of 66, 77, 88, 99, TT, AK, AQ. I'm not sure I like raising here, though it does let you get away from it early if you're crushed. I think I'd rather call on the flop. You let hands like 99, TT, or something like JT get itself into trouble. But more importantly there are a lot of ways the turn can play out... you have a BDFD, which might let me call another bet if the [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] comes, you have a few outs to trips and 2 pair which are probably good, and there's always the possibility that villain checks to you on the turn, allowing you to see a showdown on the river for a bet (from either him or you).

Its passive, and depending on the card and the action you may still have to drop without knowing quite where you are, but I think I peel and see if I can't improve.